In praise of friction
Or on pearls, bows, strings, and the beginnings of good ideas
Art in a Place of Work
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Beyond the stable company
Donald Schön and the need to learn while doing
The serious opportunity hiding in medium-sized cities
Why artists belong in economic development, not at the edge of civic life
Building up a head of STEAM
Every few years, someone discovers that the arts might have something to do with the economy.
Supercomplexity
Why artists matter when certainty disappears, and business needs new ways of seeing, not just solving
Art in a Place of Work and "smart power"
An Italian perspective
What kills creativity?
A neuroscience perspective on keeping the spark alive when times are tough
From Soft Power to Smart Power:
The strategic value of art and artists to an entire continent
There’s a box, and you’re in it.
Why - and how - art thinking can help broaden horizons
Keeping the studio lights on:
Seeing long-term artist engagement in companies as civilisational work
Art thinking, AI augmentation, and wading into the river of transformation
Few technologies have ever swept through the world's boardrooms with as much breathless urgency as generative AI.
How artists bring strategic value to business:
Crossing the innovation ravine